IPPs are still a key part of SA’s energy policy, says Pravin Gordhan
Business Day LIVE 27 July 2016 THE renewable energy independent power producers programme remains a key government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday. Under the programme, which has attracted R195bn in direct investment, the government has partnered with independent power producers (I
Backlash over Eskom's IPP move
Moeketsi Thobela, Chief Executive of the SA Photovoltaic Industry Association, discusses Eskom’s decision to halt any new supply agreements with private operators. Click here to view the interview.
Eskom’s IPP stance seen undermining investment and green industrialisation
Engineering News – ONLINE 22 July 2016 The decision by Eskom not to sign any newpower purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power producers (IPPs) beyond those selected in the latest competitive bidding round could have a “chilling” effect on investment and undermine industrialisation effo
Renewables industry blasts Eskom
ITWeb 22 July 2016 The South African renewable energy industry has come out guns blazing, reproaching Eskom’s decision to no longer sign power purchase agreements with private producers after the current round is finalised. According to a Business Day report, in a letter to energy minister Tina Joem
Op-Ed: Eskom has us over a barrel. Time for a different approach.
Daily Maverick 17 July 2016 Regulating a monopoly like Eskom is a hellishly hard thing to get right for a whole range of theoretical and practical reasons. It is even harder to regulate since Eskom is a vertically integrated monopoly as well. It is responsible for most of its own generation, it owns the t
Concern over Eskom’s position on IPPs
IOL 22 July 2016 The South African photovoltaic industry wants the government to resuscitate the establishment of a state-owned independent system and market operator (Ismo). This comes in the wake of reports that Eskom chairman Baldwin Ngubane had written to the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson
SAPVIA Media Statement: Private sector investment in solar PV faces risks
SAPVIA Media Statement For release: 21 July 2016 Private sector investment in solar PV faces risks “South Africa’s energy mix is expected to shift considerably towards renewables over the next two decades”. That is according to Eskom’s Chairperson, Dr. Ben Ngubane, quoted in the state-owned utilit
Eskom offers industry cheaper surplus power
BDLive 20 July 2016 STATE-owned power utility Eskom is willing to renegotiate tariffs with large industrial customers as it expects to have a surplus of electricity by 2022, executives say. From 2008 to 2015, Eskom resorted to load shedding because of plant breakdowns and late delivery of its new power st
Eskom challenges SA economy to grow
MoneyWeb 20 July 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Tuesday challenged the SA economy to grow and create jobs and gave the assurance that Eskom will be able to supply the necessary electricity. At the quarterly State of the System briefing, Molefe said Eskom’s generation performance has been stabilised. The
Eskom moves to raise exports as it closes in on 80% plant-availability goal
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 July 2016 State-owned electricity producer Eskom says it is on course to achieve its stated goal of achieving an energy availability factor (EAF) of 80% well ahead of its 2021 target, reporting a steady recovery in the performance of its fleet of coal-fired power statio